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I started orthodontic treatment at the age of 23. This year, at 25, I just finished removing my braces and put on a clear retainer.

I think those who do orthodontics are heroes. People who have not had orthodontics cannot understand the pain.

Retainers are very important. The length of time you wear them can determine whether your teeth will deform in the future. It is usually corrected before the age of 16. If you correct it as an adult, the chance of deformation is high, so retainers are more important to you.

If one is tight and the other is loose, the tight one will definitely have better effect than the loose one. If you wear the loose one, it will be in vain. . . You can ask your doctor to make a new transparent one for you. Although the materials of the two retainers are different, the tightness should be the same. If they are different, they must not be done well.

After my correction, my doctor made me an invisible pure steel retainer. This kind of retainer is not easy to deform during the process of taking off and putting on.

He first made a corrected model of my teeth, and then made the model according to the texture of my teeth and gums. It's a bit like dentures without teeth, with the back fixed on the last big tooth. Others can't see it when wearing it, and it's not uncomfortable either. It is also very convenient to take off and put on. You can suggest your doctor to do this for you.

And you said your teeth don’t bite well now, is it because you have wisdom teeth? Caused deformation of other teeth? Or there are other possibilities. You need the doctor to take another full-mouth X-ray of your teeth. If you can get a retainer like the one I mentioned, you should ask the doctor to adjust the retainer so that you can change your teeth. Teeth are straightened into the correct position. Of course, it will hurt at first, but after you persist and your teeth return to their normal position, you have to ask the doctor to correct the retainer for you, and then continue to wear it. That should be no problem.

I wore this kind of steel retainer from the beginning. About 2 years later, my wisdom teeth grew a little backwards and the teeth were a little deformed. My doctor helped me correct the retainer, and then my wisdom teeth became normal. The teeth have grown back and are not deformed.